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16 · AI and College

16.3 Luna's Unplugged: Ask Someone Who Went

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THE HUMAN QUESTION

Chapter 16 / Lesson 3   ·   The unplugged challenge

Step away. Notice more.

Talk with someone who has attended college. Use Luna's screen-free challenge to connect the chapter to everyday life.

Already in college? Apply these activities to a transfer program, scholarship, internship, or next step you are considering.

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Your next moves

Make the lesson yours.

  1. Talk with someone who has attended college.
  2. Open the Unplugged Break below. The short video introduces the activity; allow time to complete it away from your screen.
  3. Separate their personal experience from rules you still need to verify.
  4. Complete the chapter reflection and save your portfolio work. Your instructor may run the chapter game and quiz separately.

Your activity / Right here

Bring a notebook. Begin below.

The activity is included on this page. Work on paper or in your own document; keep your first attempt and the evidence you checked.

Luna's Unplugged Break

Luna says: dogs don't scroll. No phone. About 15 minutes, in person.

Find someone who went to college or finished another program after high school: a teacher, coach, neighbor, relative, or older friend. Many of your instructors went to college, so you already know several people to ask. Ask three questions:

1. What surprised you most after high school?

2. What do you wish you had known at my age?

3. What did you have to do yourself that nobody could do for you?

With their permission, write down one answer in their own words. Thank them.

Why it matters: advice from someone who lived it comes with a face, a voice, and follow-up questions.

Values Check

Look at your Core Values statement from Chapter 2. Which value shows up in the story you circled? If a college says no AI, and nobody would ever know, which value helps you follow the rule anyway? Write one sentence for each.

Exit Ticket

One thing I will keep human this week, and why:

Pause & reflect

What changed in your thinking?

Write one sentence in your notebook. Name what you checked, what you chose, or what you want to explore next.

Read the video transcript

Read along, pause, or return to an idea. This transcript follows the selected lesson video.

Hi, I'm Luna. Dogs don't apply to college. But we are excellent listeners. Here's your challenge. Find someone who went to college or finished a program after high school. A teacher, a coach, a neighbor, a relative. Many of your teachers went to college, so you already know a few people to ask. Ask three questions. What surprised you? What do you wish you'd known at my age? What did you have to do yourself? Keep your phone in your pocket. Listen. Then write down one answer in their words, and say thank you. See you next chapter.
Before you use an AI tool

Follow your course or institution's rules. Use an instructor-approved tool that permits your age, and meet any required consent conditions. Keep names, contact details, school records, and other private information out of prompts. Use fictional examples when you can.

Learning without an AI account

Follow the demonstration, pause before each answer, and do the reasoning on paper. Discuss what you would ask, how you would check it, and which decisions would remain yours.

About the characters and voices

This course uses AI-created characters and synthetic voices. Carla is an AI avatar. They help tell the story; they are not real students sharing testimonials.

Designed for high-school and community-college learners. Choose examples from your classes, work, and everyday life. Keep your completed work in your course portfolio.